It’s important that we know that this call is very much in the history of how general strikes have emerged in this country ...
Only ten years ago, in 2016, activist Deray McKesson was arrested for filming Black Lives Matter protests in Baton Rouge, La.
A forgotten network of radicals helped teach King how to organize—and how to link civil rights to economic redistribution for all ...
Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the Civil Rights Movement. Read about his “I Have a Dream” speech, quotes, holiday, kids, ...
By MARC H. MORIAL National Urban League   “History had me glued to my seat. It felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on ...
When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil ...
Claudette Colvin’s bold stand comes into focus during Black History Month, highlighting young activists who helped shape the fight for civil rights.
At 15 years old, nine months before Rosa Parks, Colvin refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. She was arrested, handcuffed, and taken to jail for insisting she had the same right to sit in ...
When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil rights visionaries who have died who were, like Colvin, not as well known.
Hundreds walk in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy as Sacramento celebrates the 44th annual MLK 365 March for the Dream.
In the premier episode Let My People Go, Gates explores the early history, alliances and the core differences at the start of ...